This is a known scam run by a bunch of named Russian defendants that the FBI is currently pursuing. I encountered the scam earlier last year on a different car and have forwarded my email exchange to the FBI.
Just in case you think I'm making this up here are the top sections from the update I received from the FBI:
August 21, 2018
U.S. Department of Justice
Southern District of New York
One St. Andrews Plaza
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 637-1028
Fax: (212) 637-0421
Subject: United States v. Defendant(s) Mikheil Inadze, Ketevan Sepiashvili, Karlis Vitols, Kirill Dedusev, Sarkhan Imamverdiyev, Mikhail Morozov, Elvin Baghir-Pur, Melvut Yazici, Ielyzaveta Nazina, Elvin Javadzade, Matiss Puke, Aleksei Livadnyi, Mishel Levinski, Aziza Jalolova, Igor Kalinitchev, Roman Eliozashvili, Durra Mehdiyeva, Igor Stasovskiy, Diyora Ashirova, Gocha Paposhvili, Tengiz Khukhiashvili, Yelena Kudaibergenova, Stanislav Lisitskiy, Aleksandr Starikov, Nikolay Tupikin
Case Number 2018R01031 and Court Docket Number 18-CR-00509